All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II
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@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
What people have omitted about Foster's current run of wins is that it is on the back of a remarkable period with almost no injuries.
The few injuries we have had have been forwards, where we do have a bit of depth.
An injury to Aaron Smith would be crucial. I suppose he might start Roigard, but Foster has rarely shown such courage.
Mo'unga too, given that I think he would move Beauden Barrett back to #10.
I like ALB, but he won't be the man we need to replace Jordie Barrett.
With Beauden Barrett at fullback, we need to have Mark Telea and WIll Jordan playing.
That's a lot of guys to keep fully fit for a stretch of six big matches.
I would’ve thought if mounga goes down , dmac starts and everything else stays the same
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
The thing with Havili he only came into the squad when Goodhue and ALB got injured so he was never a first choice.
He was superb against less physical opposition - really shone; some great distribution, etc. But disappeared as the level went up. The issue with RM at 10 is that he's weak defensively, and not that big - so if you don't have a decent size 12 your 9/10/12 axis looks tempting to run at, and doesn't have many tackle breakers in there.
RM brings a lot, but carrying into contact and defence is not up there.
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The Channel 9 commentators are really pulling out all the stops when it comes to strategic insight. The Wallabies "need to really have a go".
It's like a Dunning–Kruger congregation.Apparently, they also need physicality. And the All Blacks want to do the same thing.
If you have any feasible alternative to Ch 9 commentary best to switch asap.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
The Channel 9 commentators are really pulling out all the stops when it comes to strategic insight. The Wallabies "need to really have a go".
It's like a Dunning–Kruger congregation.Apparently, they also need physicality. And the All Blacks want to do the same thing.
If you have any feasible alternative to Ch 9 commentary best to switch asap.
I'm going to leave it on because it is going to move me to drink.We have Sbw on Stan , he speaks perfect English but I’ve got no idea what he’s talking about
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Our bench doesn't strike me as a firepower bench that could really turn things round if the game was going badly.
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Ennor starting AB. I just haven't seen it. Hope he proves me wrong.
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Stevenson looks nervous, not necessarily in a bad way but you can see the nervous energy
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Mid-afternoon game under the only roof in the country .....
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Replacements: Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Tupou Vaa'i, Luke Jacobson, Aaron Smith, Richie Mo'unga, Dallas McLeod.
--Midfield and lock bench replacements worry me if things are going crap.
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Im ok if its used for every game until the end of the world cup myself..sends a statement
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Confident play from Australia.
